Kearis Jackson laughed that he had not seen the viral video clip of wide receiver George Pickens pancaking Michigan defensive back Daxton Hill into the turf during Friday’s Orange Bowl.

It was not until Jackson saw the video on social media that he finally was able to understand what the commotion was all about.

On the play, Pickens can be seen bringing his finger to his mouth “shushing” the Michigan sideline, before pancaking Hill to the ground.

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“The block he put up against Michigan was kind of funny. I didn't notice it until I seen the video going around,” Jackson said. “He does it all the time, did it last year, the year before it. That's just the way that George plays, very physical and just love to do things to go viral, I guess.”

Jackson was teasing, of course.

Pickens has been the subject of “viral” videos before.

One took place as a freshman at Georgia Tech while fighting with Georgia Tech’s Tre Swilling, which resulted in an ejection and Pickens being suspended for the first half of the 2019 SEC Championship against LSU.

A second “incident” occurred when Pickens was caught spraying water from a bottle on a Tennessee player on the Georgia sideline during the 2020 game in Athens.

After being called for targeting in the second half against Michigan, true freshman Chaz Chambliss will have to sit out the first half of Monday’s National Championship.

Although disappointed that’s the case, fellow linebacker Quay Walker said the hit had his teammates fired up.

“I know on the sideline we were pretty hyped about it. Great hit. Chaz is a person who works really hard and has a bright future as well. A lot of those guys come in, work each every day just seeing the older guys, the leaders. Seeing the way we work, it pretty much affects them and drawing them in, coming in getting better each and every day and forward on towards the future.”

Although Chambliss’ first-half absence does not appear to affect the rotation at outside linebacker, it could cause an impact on special teams.

Chambliss enters Monday with 132 special teams snaps, all but nine on kickoff coverage and punt return.

Offensive coordinator Todd Monken Wednesday handed out praise to backup quarterback JT Daniels for the way he continues to support starter Stetson Bennett on and off the field.

Specifically, the way Daniels communicates with Bennett throughout the game

“I think any communication can be positive or negative depending on how it's presented and what you're telling a player,” Monken said. “It can be a positive or negative for me; it can be a positive or negative from any interaction you give a quarterback, from a confidence standpoint, an awareness standpoint, from what you're expecting to see or what you've seen.”

Monken has no doubt Daniels will continue to do whatever he can his capacity to help Bennett Monday night against Alabama.

“I think JT will do a great job in a very tough situation of embracing that part of it and doing everything he can to help Stetson and us in game prep and being ready should the opportunity arise. And Stetson has done the same even when he wasn't playing,” Monken said. “So, I do think those guys staying involved in the game and the information that we give them is critically important throughout the game.”

Nolan Smith on the team being “humbled” after the SEC Championship: “You can only judge a man by what he does next and how hard he gets hit and gets back up. I think we got hit pretty hard. And I thought we got up pretty well because guys didn't sweat it from day one. Guys said we know we need to work, we know we have an opportunity of life. And now that we're here in the national championship, I think we bounced back pretty well. Now it's time to go finish the job. That's all it is that needs to be said and be done, go finish the job and finish what we started.”

James Cook on taking advantage of his opportunities: “I just try to make my opportunity when I get the ball. Like me, when I think about -- when I get the ball, I think about going 80 every time. So, it don't make no difference who gets the ball. As long as I keep making my opportunities count when I get it, then that's going to work. I don't really need to get into the groove, really. As soon as I get the ball, I make all my opportunities count.”

Dan Lanning on Kirby Smart’s passion: "You see the same thing around his family. Whether he's playing basketball with his son or whatever it is, the guy just likes to win. And that resonates through our program. He prepares to win. It's not something where you roll the ball out think you're going to show up. He's willing to do the work it takes to be successful. So, I think he realizes that when you compete it's not just you compete on game day. You have to compete in the way you practice. You have to compete in the way you prepare, the way you analyze data and results. You see that constantly from Coach Smart. It's something certainly I've learned being here, but he wears it on his sleeve every day and I appreciate that.”